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Batali Cooks 4

Mario Batali cooks up some delicious meals, all based around your favorite foods. Do you like apples? prosciutto? dill? Let Mario know your top 4 favorite ingredients and he just might whip up a meal especially for you.

Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons salt. Drop pasta in and cook according to package instructions.

Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat and add remaining olive oil. Add the cauliflower mixture and cook 5 to 6 minutes until light golden brown. Remove from heat and set aside

Remove the pasta from the water with a spider or tongs, reserving some of the pasta water, then add the pasta to the pan with the cauliflower mixture and toss over medium heat until well coated, about 30 seconds. Ladle pasta water into the pan to loosen the sauce, as needed.

Remove from heat, toss in the remaining Parmigiano-Reggiano and mix well, then pour into a heated bowl, season with freshly ground black pepper, and serve immediately.